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61 Periodic Table Trivia Questions To Put You Right In Your Element

What element was painted on watch faces for its luminous properties but also radioactive? Do you know how many elements are in the periodic table? What is the definition of an element? What is the atomic symbol for titanium? What level of arsenic can be found in an average human body? Can you name all the noble gasses? What is the most plentiful element on earth? What is the origin of the word “ferrous,” meaning containing iron?

Maybe you could correctly answer some of those, but maybe others were challenging. Or maybe they were too easy for you. This quiz might be for you if you identify with the mad scientist trope, you’re a science geek, or you simply make it your business to know all you can about the universe on an elemental level.

If so, our set of periodic table trivia questions and answers should be a breeze for you. But there’s only one way to find out! Once you’ve aced this quiz, check out our other quizzes on science, physics, chemistry, and biology.

Which element has the chemical symbol Cu?

Copper

Tin

Silver

Lead

Which element is named after the winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics?

Seaborgium

Copernicium

Lawrencium

Einsteinium

Which element has the chemical symbol O?

Oganesson

Oxygen

Osmium

Omnium

A silver anniversary represents how many years?

35

25

55

45

The elements radium and polonium were discovered by which scientist?

Isaac Newton

Marie Curie

Stephen Hawking

Charles Darwin

What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?

OX

O

YG

EN

Which element is the basic material used in computer chips?

Lutetium

Platinum

Thallium

Silicon

Which element has the chemical symbol Zn?

Zinc

Yttrium

Zirconium

Xenon

At the start of the Universe, which element was the first to form?

Hydrogen

Beryllium

Lithium

Helium

What form of energy is stored in a battery?

Heat

Chemical

Electrical

Sound

Which element takes its name from the Latin for a river in Germany?

Hafnium

Tantalum

Rhenium

Lutetium

In the Marvel Comic Universe, the superhero identity of Tony Stark has what element in his name?

Iron

Cobalt

Argon

Hafnium

Which gas smells like garlic?

Methane

Butane

Acetylene

Ether

Which of these elements is most like carbon?

Silicon

Rutherfordium

Aluminium

Sodium

Which element was the active ingredient in the first nuclear bombs?

Dubnium

Uranium

Protactinium

Hassium

Which element takes its name from the Greek word for the moon?

Iodine

Selenium

Bromine

Cadmium

In which film do humans mine for the fictional element unobtainium?

The Martian

WALL-E

Interstellar

Avatar

Which of these is an element?

Neon

Leon

Peon

Deon

Does carbon have a high melting point?

Same As Water

Not In The Slightest

Yes, Extremely

Yes, Somewhat

Which of these is a noble gas?

Tungsten

Neon

Chlorine

Potassium

Which element is named after the Latin word for France?

Cerium

Arsenic

Xenon

Gallium

Which element has the chemical symbol H?

Hafnium

Hassium

Helium

Hydrogen

Which metal impurity makes rubies red and emeralds green?

Copper

Chromium

Tin

Manganese

Which element gets its name from the physicist who discovered X-rays?

Lawrencium

Roentgenium

Copernicium

Samarium

What is the lightest element?

Nitrogen

Helium

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Breathing brings what gaseous element to every cell of the body?

Helium

Argon

Nitrogen

Oxygen

1848 and 1849 saw a rush of miners to California in search of what element?

Uranium

Platinum

Gold

Iron

What is the chemical symbol for tungsten?

Y

W

X

Z

Diamonds are made of what element?

Iridium

Carbon

Moscovium

Nickel

Which element is also known as brimstone?

Titanium

Astatine

Sulphur

Polonium

Atoms in an element are what?

Unstable

Change

The same type

Different

What is the main metallic element in chalk and other forms of limestone?

Tin

Calcium

Magnesium

Lead

Which of these elements is *not* a metal?

Krypton

Calcium

Zinc

Magnesium

A carbon dioxide molecule contains two atoms of what element?

Oxygen

Fermium

Tungsten

Zirconium

Which element is named after the eighth planet in the Solar System?

Bohrium

Neon

Neptunium

Lanthanum

Which element is named after the Japanese word for Japan?

Dysprosium

Terbium

Nihonium

Gadolinium

Which is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?

Copper

Iron

Nickel

Mercury

Which element takes its name from the Greek word for the sun?

Helium

Erbium

Vanadium

Rubidium

Which gaseous element fills red tubular signs, used in advertising displays?

Nitrogen

Neon

Helium

Chlorine

Which element is used in batteries and also as a treatment for depression?

Lithium

Rubidium

Sodium

Potassium

Which element is named after the founder of prestigious prizes for science and literature?

Lawrencium

Nobelium

Berkelium

Mendelevium

Table salt is a compound of sodium and which other element?

Iodine

Bromine

Chlorine

Fluorine

What is the chemical symbol for silver?

Ab

Aw

Ap

Ag

Which gaseous element increases the pitch of a voice when inhaled?

Helium

Rhenium

Flerovium

Livermorium

Which of these elements is a famous poison?

Arsenic

Manganese

Copper

Magnesium

How is aluminium known in North America?

Alumnium

Aluminiu

Aluminum

Alminium

Which element takes its name from the Latin for a metal from Cyprus?

Copper

Nickel

Magnesium

Strontium

Which element has the chemical symbol P?

Plutonium

Phosphorus

Potassium

Palladium

What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

K

J

Q

F

Rubies and sapphires are oxides of which element?

Aluminium

Technetium

Bismuth

Antimony

Which element is named after the most populous state in the USA?

Caesium

Tennessine

Californium

Boron

Which element is named after the most populous country in the EU?

Francium

Scandium

Gadolinium

Germanium

Which element has the chemical symbol C?

Calcium

Copper

Californium

Carbon

What is the most common gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Helium

Which of these words, when the first letter is removed, becomes a chemical element?

Jangle

Jasper

Jargon

Jailed

Compounds of which chemical element are dealt with in Organic Chemistry?

Potassium

Calcium

Carbon

Magnesium

What do the elements in a period have the same number of?

Protons

Neutrons

Mass

Occupied shells

Which of these metallic elements is liquid at room temperature?

Mercury

Lead

Copper

Gold

Which 1983 song by Spandau Ballet takes its name from a metallic element?

Copper

Iron

Gold

Lead

A golden anniversary represents how many years?

40

30

50

20

Which metallic element is the main component of steel?

Gold

Iron

Tin

Platinum

Which element has the chemical symbol N?

Niobium

Nickel

Nitrogen

Neon

The elements scandium and thulium are both named after which region of Europe?

The Balkans

Iberia

Scandinavia

Baltic

How many elements are liquid at room temperature?

4

2

3

5

The US five-cent coin takes its nickname from what element?

Nickel

Lead

Zinc

Tin

What is the chemical symbol for tin?

Sn

Sf

Sx

Sj

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